Answer:
A.The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie.", the author writes about Barbara sitting close to her attic window to show that her heart was loyal and then on the other couptet, the author describes Jackson as a "rebel", riding ahead.
The best description of the rhyming couplets in the excerpt is: The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.
The first choice is your answer
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